Akatsuki Members Ranked
Simply put, “Akatsuki” means dawn or daybreak. However, if you break it into. “Aka” and “Tsuki” it means red moon. They are a secret criminal organization with powerful shinobi’s who operate outside of the hidden villages with the sole purpose of changing the world.
The Akatsuki have a sorted and complex history, it wasn’t always an evil organization. It was founded by Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato, all war orphans from hidden rain village (Amegakure) with the aim of helping poor villages that was affected by the 2nd Great Ninja War and to bring the war to an end in their own little way.
Following Yahiko's death, it became an antagonist force, Konan and Nagato changed their focus, and grew to believe that the only way to save the world is by ruling over humanity with overwhelming power, even if it involves killing. They desired to bring about peace in a way that they could regulate and control everything. Konan was Nagato's Angel, as he claimed to be a god.
Akatsuki's ultimate goal was to capture all of the Tailed Beasts and use their powers to birth the Ten-Tailed Beast and place the world under the Infinite Tsukuyomi genjutsu. Meanwhile, there's a plot twist: Black Zetsu, a member of the group, is actually the brains behind the organization but disguised as part of its effort to revive his mother (Kaguya Ōtsutsuki), he planned and manipulated everyone into thinking it was Uchiha Madara will’s manifestation by working in the shadows.
Akatsuki is one of Naruto's strongest antagonist group. Its members are capable of defeating even the most elite shinobi and even subduing the fearsome Tailed Beasts. However, not every member of the Akatsuki is as strong as the others, which has sparked a lot of disagreement in the community. Who is the strongest of the Akatsuki Group? We’ll be reviewing them from bottom-up. Let’s get right into it.
11. Zetsu
They exist as two separate identities (Black and White Zetsu), but they merge to form the single Akatsuki member Zetsu. No one should be surprised he's at the bottom of the list; he has absolutely no fighting skills, no jutsu, nothing. White Zetsu could clone into thousands but not very strong ones as they can be easily defeated, and Black Zetsu was more of a spy and information gatherer. It's ironic that he's the brains behind the organization. Well, he works in the shadows and delegated the nasty labor to other members, so that pretty well answers it.
10. Hidan
Hidan is a devout disciple of Lord Jasin, an evil cult god and possesses the power of immortality. He’s more like Akatsuki Grim Reaper, He is more of a tenacious ninja than a powerful one. He only has two tricks; his immortality and a technique, more like a ritual that turns him into a voodoo doll that harms anyone he has tasted their blood so long as he’s within a special seal.
He has said it himself, his attacks, are the slowest in Akatsuki. He also requires lots of preparation to carry out his ritual. He may appear to be a difficult opponent to overcome for some, but once you discover his abilities, he becomes rather easy to defeat.
9. Konan
A founding member of the Akatsuki and the organization's only female member. She also holds a very high position inside the organization. As she is, after all, Pain's right hand and advisor. She is a master of paper jutsu. As a child, konan had a natural talent for origami, which she eventually turned into her fighting style.
She can channel her chakra and manipulate paper to her will, as well as transform her body into pieces of paper. One of the coolest manipulatives is the ability to grow wings out of paper, which allows her fly. Her abilities are highly versatile; enemies and fans may have misjudges her, but she is without a doubt one of Akatsuki's strongest.
8. Sasori
This spot is tied with Sasori or Deidara, had a tough one deciding. I understand that most people will disagree with me, but hear me out.
Personally, I believe Sasori is a well-developed character and the series' finest puppet master. He was able to assassinate the Kazekage and even destroyed an entire nation, this alone demonstrates his capability.
Having transformed his own body into a puppet at the age of 15, retaining the features of 15-year-old boy, he became immune to all sorts of poison and doesn't take any true damage from attacks that don't hit his flesh core, making him practically immortal.
However, his abilities, like hidan's, are best used as a surprise attack; once his opponent learns about his abilities, he becomes much less of a threat and easier to defeat.
7. Deidara
Deidara is pretty strange for a human being as he has mouths in his palm and on the left side of his chest as a result of using a powerful kinjutsu (forbidden jutsu) he stole from his home village (Iwagakure.)
Deidara is, in my opinion, highly underrated. He is the group's youngest member and enjoys bragging about his artistic ability. With his bombs, he can demolish entire villages and kill thousands. Not only are his explosives incredible, but so is his ability to adapt to any situation; he's a high-intelligence ninja, a great strategist, and he knows how to utilize this to his advantage. He is weak against lightning style techniques; however, it has to be a high-level technique.
6. Kisame
Kisame is one of the seven mist ninja swordsmen and the strongest to emerge from the mist with the title (Monster of the Hidden Mist). He is a master of water-based jutsu on par with the Second Hokage (Tobirama), and he makes a formidable team with his live sword samehada as they're able to fuse together, transforming him into a strong shark-man.
Samehada supports Kisame in countering chakra attacks by consuming the energy with his blade, which sucks it up like food!
Kisame defeated a number of elite shinobi, including the eight-tailed jinchuricki; killer bee. He is a very calculated ninja, unlike Kakuzu, and he does not underestimate his opponents. In fact, he likes to take extra measure.
5. Kakuzu
Kakuzu is a greedy bounty hunter who has lived for over 90 years thanks to his ability to rip out the still-beating hearts of elite shinobi in order to extend his own lifespan, practically making him immortal. As we all know, Kakuzu is all about the money, and he will often refuse to get involved in something if there is nothing to gain from it. He even stated that money is the only dependable thing in the world. As a result of this, He referred to himself as the "Treasurer of Akatsuki".
He can heal from potentially deadly injuries nearly instantaneously by replacing destroyed body parts, including vital organs. The only way to vanquish Kakuzu would be to completely demolish his body at once and all of the organs he has in reserve, which would necessitate an unimaginable amount of power.
He is an observant and calculated person who excels at making last-minute decisions. Overconfidence is perhaps his biggest flaw. Despite his calculated nature, he appears to underestimate his opponents.
As you can see, each member of the Akatsuki group is powerful and dominant in their own right. Let's keep going down the list.
4. Itachi
Itachi of the hidden leaf, is an elite shinobi in the series. Master of both Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. Also, a master of the sharingan, having unlocked the Mangekyo sharingan, which allows him to perform powerful jutsu such as Amaterasu, Susano, Izanami, and Izanagi.
The sole disadvantage of using the sharingan powers excessively is that he bleeds, eventually blinding him. If not for his chronic illness, Itachi likely would have been the strongest living ninja during his time in the series. He is one of Akatsuki's smartest, if not the smartest.
3. Pain/Nagato
Yahiko, the originator of the first Akatsuki, is the reanimated corpse of Pain. Although he is actually being remotely controlled by Nagato Uzumaki.
Nagato possesses Madara's legendary Rinnegan, which allows him to use a variety of powerful jutsu, such as the power of "six paths," that allows him to control up to six bodies as if they were his own. Each bodies with their own set of unique abilities. The rinnegan's power is tremendous, hence why he is ranking higher on the list.
2. Orochimaru
Orochimaru is a renowned sanin from Konoha who has made it his life's goal to acquire all of the world's secrets. He is perhaps the most knowledgeable ninja in terms of jutsu. He craves immortality so that he can live as many lives as he needs to complete his mission. And he's still alive in the Boruto next-gen series, so that's going well.
He joined Akatsuki at his own will; he was not recruited by the Akatsuki and instead opted to join for his own advantage (to learn their secret and obtain Itachi's body), after which he left to obtain a new body. He had no motive to stay as he had realized that he wouldn’t be able to obtain Itachi's body.
Since Orochimaru is so knowledgeable, he has a wide variety of jutsu and experiments at his disposal. He is even able to perform Edo Tensei, a forbidden jutsu that brings the dead back to life.
1. Obito Uchiha/ Tobi
Obito Uchiha, also known as Tobi while hiding his true identity from the other Akatsuki members, possesses the power of the Sharingan, Rinnegan, and Ten-Tails. As a result, he has a wide range of abilities.
While he only has these powers for a short time, stopping him in this state requires the whole Allied Shinobi Forces.
He was a major antagonist in the series, as he led the fourth Great Ninja War under the name Madara Uchiha. However, he later recognized his errors and had a change of heart. He assisted Naruto and the rest of Team 7 in defeating Kaguya Otsuki.
Orochimaru is the only one of the aforementioned characters who is still alive, as they have all been killed at some point in the series.
That’s all folks. We all know this ranking is a tough one as its packed with elite shinobi, what are your thoughts on the ranking? Let us know in the comment section. And if you’ve got your own ranking feel free to drop it as well.
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